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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in online learning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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