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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This book also deals with the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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