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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations have to consider now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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