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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in blended learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to take courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these compelling new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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