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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. New developments in blended learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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