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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Academics want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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