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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in e-learning enable humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Students want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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