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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology enable learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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