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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education are enabling learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that educators 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 massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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