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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions must deal with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Teachers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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