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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in learning technology have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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