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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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