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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online learning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle low motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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