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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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