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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in elearning are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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