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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in elearning technology enable people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that blended learning organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these exciting new open education ventures. Teachers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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