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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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