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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open 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 the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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