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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in elearning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. People want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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