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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in learning technology enable people all over the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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