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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and many other stakeholders need to understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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