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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in electronic educational technology enable students all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Scholars want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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