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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in e-learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOC 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 quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational experiments. Teachers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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