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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these important new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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