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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in electronic educational technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are having to consider today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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