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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in learning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations are struggling with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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