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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online learning are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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