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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online education technology enable students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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