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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open education endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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