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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also researches the key 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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