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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in digital education technology are empowering people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these new open education undertakings. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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