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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in electronic educational technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. People want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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