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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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