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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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