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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in blended learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also researches the most important 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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