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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified 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 MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these exciting new open educational ventures. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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