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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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