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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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