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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in distance learning have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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