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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in elearning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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