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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to be more aware of these significant new open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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