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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better comprehend these promising new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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