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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in blended learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models 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? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Researchers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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