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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in digital education technology are enabling learners all over the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like Peninsula College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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