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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in e-learning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to understand these intriguing new open educational ventures. Academics want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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