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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology have empowered students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Professors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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