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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in electronic education technology have made it possible for students all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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