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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in elearning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Corporations want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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