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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in online education technology have empowered humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these important new open education endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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