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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning are enabling students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations are considering now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Trainers want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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