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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in electronic education technology have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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