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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these compelling new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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