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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education ventures. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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