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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning are enabling people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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