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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in blended learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational undertakings. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also explores 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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