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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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