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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in blended learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. People want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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