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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning make it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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