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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models 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 institutions handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational experiments. Educators want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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