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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in electronic educational technology enable people in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better perceive these fascinating new open educational experiments. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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