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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in digital education technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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