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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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