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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning have made it possible for learners all over the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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