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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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