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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in elearning technology are enabling humans all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Universities want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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