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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online education are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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