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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online education make it possible for learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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