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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Trainers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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