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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning are empowering students all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these important new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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