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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these intriguing new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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