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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in blended learning are empowering students in every nation on earth to be participants 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 classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better understand these fascinating new open education endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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