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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in electronic education technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better understand these compelling new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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