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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take online classes. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models 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 deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better grasp these interesting new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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