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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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