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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in online learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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