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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in elearning have enabled learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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