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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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