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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology are enabling students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to be more aware of these exciting new open education endeavours. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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