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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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