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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology make it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these interesting new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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