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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in electronic education technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these promising new open education undertakings. Corporations want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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