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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in online education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners assure that educators 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 business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these open education initiatives. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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