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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in e-learning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Students want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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