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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning have enabled students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education ventures. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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