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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in e-learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open education ventures. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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