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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in blended learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these promising new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education