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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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