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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in online learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better understand these open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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