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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in digital education technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also articulates 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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