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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Corporations want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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