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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology make it possible for students in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these open educational experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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