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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in blended learning technology enable humans all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Scholars want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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