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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning enable people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are considering today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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