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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning enable learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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