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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in digital education technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Students want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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