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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in online education have enabled learners all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Scientists want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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