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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online education are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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