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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Professors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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