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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning enable learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better grasp these compelling new open education undertakings. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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