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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology enable humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Trainers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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