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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in electronic educational technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Teachers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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