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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in electronic education technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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