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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these exciting new open education initiatives. Scholars want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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