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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in digital education technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these significant new open education experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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