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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in electronic education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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