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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in e-learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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