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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in blended learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these fascinating new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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