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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in blended learning technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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