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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in elearning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations must deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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