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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in online education technology make it possible for people all over the world to take online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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