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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in electronic educational technology make it possible for learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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