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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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