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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology make it possible for students all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Researchers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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