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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in digital education technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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