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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants assure that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scholars want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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