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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in digital education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these interesting new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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