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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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