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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? 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 institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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