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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online learning enable people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also researches the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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