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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better grasp these open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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