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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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