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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions are struggling with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better comprehend these exciting new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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