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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers 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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