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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning have made it possible for students all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open education endeavours. Academics want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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