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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in e-learning have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Instructors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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