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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in digital education technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are considering today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these important new open educational ventures. Public servants want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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