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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions must deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these promising new open education experiments. People want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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