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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in e-learning enable people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these important new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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