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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in blended learning have empowered learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Universities want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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