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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning are providing the means for students all over the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the 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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