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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in e-learning are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better comprehend these open education ventures. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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