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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology organizations are considering now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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