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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology enable learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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