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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in digital education technology are empowering learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also considers the 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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