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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in electronic education technology make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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