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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in digital education technology are empowering learners all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better perceive these interesting new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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