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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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