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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in electronic educational technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are considering today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational endeavours. Universities want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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