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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these significant new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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