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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in elearning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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