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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic education technology are empowering humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these promising new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This exciting new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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