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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning are empowering students in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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