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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in technology-enhanced learning are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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