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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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