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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in e-learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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