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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in e-learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these promising new open education undertakings. Universities want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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