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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Students want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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