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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these interesting new open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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