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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning technology enable students all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are considering now that learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these important new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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