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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in blended learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students make sure 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 strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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