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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology enable people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Educators want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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