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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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