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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online education technology are enabling learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these significant new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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