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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in blended learning are empowering learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these compelling new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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