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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these new open education experiments. Educators want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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