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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in electronic education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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