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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology enable people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these fascinating new open education undertakings. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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