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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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