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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in online education are making it possible for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these promising new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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