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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in electronic education technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these interesting new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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