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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online learning technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Trainers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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