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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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