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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in online education technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are dealing with today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Universities want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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