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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these promising new open educational initiatives. Academics want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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