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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these open education experiments. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This gripping new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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