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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in blended learning technology have empowered humans in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these promising new open education initiatives. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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