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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning are making it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Academics want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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