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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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