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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology enable people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Scholars want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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