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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning have enabled people all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these exciting new open education initiatives. Scholars want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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