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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning enable humans in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. Educators want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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