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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning have empowered students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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