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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in blended learning are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Scholars want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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