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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better understand these significant new open education ventures. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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