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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in elearning enable students in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Trainers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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