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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in elearning have enabled humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this expanding need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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