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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. New changes in e-learning have enabled students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are dealing with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these interesting new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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