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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in blended learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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