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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in online learning have empowered students all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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