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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As elearning becomes more available there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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