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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations have to consider today because learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also deals with the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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