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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in elearning technology have enabled learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate 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 e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for information 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 subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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