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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in elearning have empowered humans all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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