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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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