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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in online education technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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