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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in electronic education technology make it possible for students in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations are dealing with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also addresses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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