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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning have made it possible for humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to better understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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