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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in electronic education technology enable students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this expanding need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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