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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in elearning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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