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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in learning technology make it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these fascinating new open education experiments. Universities want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also articulates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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