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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in blended learning technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to be more aware of these important new open education undertakings. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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