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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online education technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a need to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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