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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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