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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these promising new open education undertakings. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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