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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in electronic educational technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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