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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning have empowered humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What 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 teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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