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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This sensational new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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