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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online learning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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