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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in blended learning have enabled people all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Everyone wants to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This book also explores the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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