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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in blended learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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