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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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