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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. People want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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