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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to consider today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational experiments. Professors want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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