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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in blended learning are enabling humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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