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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning have empowered people all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these new open education endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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