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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in e-learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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