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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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