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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in blended learning enable people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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