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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in elearning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies 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 in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to understand these open education experiments. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this developing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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