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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Trainers want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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