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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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