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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Educators want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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