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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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