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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Scholars want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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