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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in online education have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better perceive these exciting new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to know how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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