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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Instructors want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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