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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in e-learning are enabling students all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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