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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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