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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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