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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in online learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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