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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Scientists want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also studies the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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