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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in blended learning enable learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations have to consider now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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