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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in blended learning are empowering people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these exciting new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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