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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are considering now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better understand these significant new open education ventures. Scholars want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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