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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic education technology have empowered students in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these fascinating new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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