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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are considering more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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