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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online education technology are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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