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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in e-learning technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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