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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in online learning have made it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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