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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in e-learning technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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