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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in electronic education technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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