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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in digital education technology have empowered humans all over the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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