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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online education make it possible for people all around the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Public servants want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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