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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education have enabled students all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these exciting new open education ventures. Lecturers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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