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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Instructors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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