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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning enable people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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