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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Teachers want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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