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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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