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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations have to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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