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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in elearning technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can institutions manage low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these significant new open education ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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