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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to understand these promising new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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