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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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