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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Teachers want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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