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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in digital education technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better understand these significant new open educational ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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