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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open education ventures. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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