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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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