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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these open education initiatives. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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