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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in online education technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to be more aware of these open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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