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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in technology-enhanced learning have empowered students in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this crescive desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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