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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in electronic education technology have enabled learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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