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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Scholars want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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