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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in online education are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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