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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in e-learning technology are making it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also reviews the 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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