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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in e-learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational ventures. Instructors want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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