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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning enable students all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these exciting new open educational ventures. Instructors want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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