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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning enable students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Students want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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