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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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