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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in e-learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these fascinating new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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