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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these compelling new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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