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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in digital education technology have made it possible for students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to understand these open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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