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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people all over the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified 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 models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these open educational initiatives. Universities want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts the 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 scholarly new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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