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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in learning technology have empowered students all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also describes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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