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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advances in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Corporations want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also deals with the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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