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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students all over the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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