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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are considering today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Educators want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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