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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning are enabling humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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