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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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