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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in online education technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes 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 organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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