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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online education make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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