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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better perceive these interesting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also examines the most important 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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