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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in online learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these significant new open education ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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