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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online learning are making it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these exciting new open education endeavours. Educators want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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