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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in online education have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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