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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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