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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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