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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online education technology enable humans all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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