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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology enable learners all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are considering more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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