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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education technology enable students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these new open education undertakings. Scholars want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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