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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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