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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in blended learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this developing need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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