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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations have to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Educators want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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