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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest changes in electronic education technology enable learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better comprehend these significant new open education endeavours. Students want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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