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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in elearning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily 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 quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to better understand these new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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