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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we 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 massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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 commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the intriguing 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 interesting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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