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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in digital education technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to consider now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Professors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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