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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in elearning are empowering students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently 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 subjects that elearning institutions are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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