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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these significant new open education undertakings. Professors want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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