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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in electronic education technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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