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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Students want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the most important 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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