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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in distance learning are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also considers the key 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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