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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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