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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning have enabled humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Universities want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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