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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Universities want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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