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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). Recent gains in elearning make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions have to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these intriguing new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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