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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to consider now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This book also considers 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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