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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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