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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in online education technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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