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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever 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 institutions be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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