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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled students all over the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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