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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these promising new open education undertakings. Students want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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