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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning enable humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions have to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. Professors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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