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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in learning technology have enabled humans in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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