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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in elearning are enabling learners all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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