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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning have provided the means for students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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