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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest developments in e-learning have provided the means for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Educators want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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