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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in digital education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified 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? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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