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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online education technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Trainers want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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