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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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