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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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