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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in blended learning are empowering learners all over the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are having to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these open educational experiments. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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