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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Universities want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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