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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these important new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes 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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