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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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