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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations are struggling with today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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