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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in e-learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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