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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions must deal with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these significant new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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