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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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