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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in digital education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education