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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in online education have enabled students all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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