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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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