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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in electronic educational technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education initiatives. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the major 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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