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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in digital education technology are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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