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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are considering now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and many other participants need to better understand these open education endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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