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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This amazing new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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