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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning enable students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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