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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in e-learning have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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