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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in e-learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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