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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that instructors 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 experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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