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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in elearning are making it possible for students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the 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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