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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in e-learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? 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 in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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