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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in electronic educational technology are enabling learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly 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 numerous subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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