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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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