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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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