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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning enable humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? 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 massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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