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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these exciting new open education experiments. Professors want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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