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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online education are enabling humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many issues that distance learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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