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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online education are providing the means for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are generally 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 having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these intriguing new open education experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for data the amazing 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 thrilling new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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