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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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