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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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