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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions 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 inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Universities want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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