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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in elearning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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