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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in blended learning technology are enabling students all around the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs) Definition