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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better perceive these exciting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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