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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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