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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in e-learning have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to consider today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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