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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in elearning have enabled people all over the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these promising new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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