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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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