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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? How can institutions manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the most important 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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