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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online education technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Educators want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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