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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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