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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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