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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in electronic education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are considering today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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