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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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