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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online education enable learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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