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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education are providing the means for learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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