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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in blended learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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