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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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