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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in elearning are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are usually 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 a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? 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 institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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