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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in learning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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