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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. People want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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