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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic education technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better comprehend these exciting new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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