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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in digital education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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