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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online education technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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