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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in elearning have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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