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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students be assured that instructors 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 MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better understand these important new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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