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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in online learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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