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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in electronic education technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these promising new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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