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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in online education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. People want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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