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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic education technology have enabled students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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