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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in electronic education technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these important new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This sensational new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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