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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these exciting new open education ventures. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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