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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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