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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions are having to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better understand these compelling new open educational ventures. Trainers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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