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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in blended learning have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to better perceive these promising new open educational initiatives. Academics want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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