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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning have enabled people all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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