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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in e-learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are considering today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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