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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning enable learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally 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 numerous issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What 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 educators handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these fascinating new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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