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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning have empowered students in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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