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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in e-learning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions have to consider today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Universities want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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