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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning are empowering students in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education