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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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