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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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