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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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