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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these important new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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