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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. New changes in technology-enhanced learning enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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