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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in online education are empowering students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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