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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in electronic educational technology have empowered humans all over the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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