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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in online learning enable people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these open educational ventures. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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