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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in electronic educational technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Trainers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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