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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning enable people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these compelling new open education ventures. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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