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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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