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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online education have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to understand these significant new open education initiatives. Academics want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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