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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in electronic educational technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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