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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning make it possible for humans all around the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these exciting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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