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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in blended learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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