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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are struggling with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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