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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in elearning make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are almost always 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 a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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