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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Educators want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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