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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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