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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in electronic educational technology enable students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these important new open educational experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for facts the intriguing 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 new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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