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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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