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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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