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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in technology-enhanced learning enable people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also researches the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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