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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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