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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational undertakings. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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