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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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