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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to understand these interesting new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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