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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in electronic education technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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