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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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