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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in e-learning have empowered people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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