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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Academics want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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