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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. New developments in blended learning are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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