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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in blended learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these compelling new open education endeavours. Teachers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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