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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest developments in online education have enabled people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to better understand these open educational undertakings. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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