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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in elearning are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that online education organizations are considering today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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