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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these open education initiatives. Academics want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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