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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in e-learning have enabled learners all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these intriguing new open education undertakings. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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