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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in elearning technology have empowered humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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