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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology enable students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these compelling new open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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