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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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