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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education technology have empowered students all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Academics want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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