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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in electronic education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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