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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in e-learning are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better comprehend these open education undertakings. Academics want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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