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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in online education are enabling people all over the world to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are normally free 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 many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these interesting new open education ventures. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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