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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in blended learning technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better understand these important new open education endeavours. Trainers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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