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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in online education are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Teachers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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