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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online learning are making it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better comprehend these significant new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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