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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning have empowered students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies 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 optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational endeavours. Educators want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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