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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? 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 evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better grasp these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Students want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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