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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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