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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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