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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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