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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Educators want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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