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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online learning are empowering people all around the world to take online courses. 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. These MOOC courses are typically free 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 lot of subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these compelling new open education endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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