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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in blended learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to take courses 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. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online 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 in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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