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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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