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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning are making it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Public servants want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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