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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in e-learning are enabling students all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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