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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are considering today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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