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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in elearning are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Peninsula College to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better understand these compelling new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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