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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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