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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in elearning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these significant new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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