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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education initiatives. Instructors want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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