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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these promising new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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