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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online education are providing the means for students all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these new open education endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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