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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open education endeavours. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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