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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning have enabled people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different 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 educators get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better understand these new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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