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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in elearning technology make it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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