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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest changes in blended learning have made it possible for students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free 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 a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate 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 becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Instructors want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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