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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in distance learning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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