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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Students want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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