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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in learning technology enable learners in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. 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. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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