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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these open educational experiments. Academics want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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