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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education enable students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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