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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning have empowered people all over the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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