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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in online education technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these interesting new open educational ventures. Corporations want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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