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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in electronic educational technology enable people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these compelling new open education initiatives. Educators want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing demand for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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