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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in blended learning have empowered humans in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and many other participants would like to better perceive these open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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