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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online learning make it possible for humans all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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