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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online education technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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