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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in elearning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations have to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Instructors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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