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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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