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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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