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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these new open education ventures. Everyone wants to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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