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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also researches the key 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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