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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better understand these open education experiments. Public servants want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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