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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning make it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these interesting new open education experiments. People want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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