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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in online learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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