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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning enable students in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better understand these exciting new open education undertakings. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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