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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in e-learning have enabled people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these open education ventures. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the key 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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