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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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