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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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