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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in e-learning are empowering learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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