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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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