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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online education technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are normally 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 several topics that online education institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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