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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in blended learning have enabled learners in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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