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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in digital education technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to know how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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