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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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