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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these significant new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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