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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in e-learning enable people all over the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions are considering today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to be more aware of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this expanding desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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