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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online education technology make it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better perceive these significant new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the 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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