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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in elearning are empowering people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions have to consider now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these significant new open education undertakings. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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