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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in blended learning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Scientists want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This amazing new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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