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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in online education technology enable learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Educators want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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