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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in e-learning technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these exciting new open educational endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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