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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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