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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these new open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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