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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online learning technology have enabled students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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