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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in blended learning are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify 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 innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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