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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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