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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in elearning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these significant new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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