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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning make it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these open educational initiatives. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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