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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. New changes in digital education technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are struggling with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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