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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning technology enable people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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