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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in blended learning technology enable people all around the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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