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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners 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 a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions have to deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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