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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for students all over the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these intriguing new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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