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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in electronic education technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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