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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in electronic education technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? 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 institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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