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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning have empowered humans all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better perceive these compelling new open educational initiatives. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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