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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations are dealing with today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to be more aware of these new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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