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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in online education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this expanding need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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