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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest developments in electronic education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Instructors want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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