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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in e-learning technology enable humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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