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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these important new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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