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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in learning technology make it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified 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 strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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