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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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