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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations must deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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