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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in e-learning have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these interesting new open educational ventures. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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