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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in digital education technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions must deal with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these intriguing new open education ventures. Educators want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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