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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic education technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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