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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions must deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators 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 models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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